Long,long ago when I lived in Rhodesia I became very aware of the news.
With the Rhodesian war at its height we listened closely to Radio South Africa,Radio Zambia and the World Service of the BBC.
It was most confusing hearing three quite different versions of the same story.
So what was the truth?
Today it is quite different.
All the news seems to be taken from the same source but a story is either on all networks or not reported at all.
Western Hemisphere news has to be spectacular [the IRA certainly realised this].
News broadcasting appears to be a form of theatre with lovely,glittering celebrities and other beautiful people with a gigantic proportion of the "news" covering the choreographic qualities of various ball games.
the real news cannot get a foothold on this glossy presentation.
Recently when "Torch Rage" reached Olympian proportions in London, Paris and San Francisco and the death of a Princess was re-hearsed once again.The general strike in Egypt caused by the cost of food and the Nationwide Truckers Fuel price strike in USA did not feature at all.
Even the Internet had only a brief mention of these two ugly facts
Evidentially, Bankrupting Truckers and starving Egyptians is not news, when glamour and sequins is.
The News is not censored - the news is managed just as the European, Olympic, Torch Riots will never be seen on TV China.
I cannot see any diffference.
East and West are both presenting the sideshow and not the genuine message.
I was asked the other day how I voted and honestly I was unable to answer, as all the prominent politicians of all colours, sidestep every question.
They are supposed to be in charge of our land but are they really - Who Knows?
